Old-School Italian · Bloomfield, New Jersey
They were passed to me through tradition and memory. Now they are written down for the first time, and you can cook every one of them.
– Momma Jackie
The whole pantry
Nothing on this site asks you to hunt down an ingredient you have never heard of.
Since the seventies
A two-family house filled with the love and traditions of her immigrant grandparents from Italy, and a kitchen that always smelled like Sunday.
Many of the recipes I use today were never written down. They were passed to me through tradition and memory.
Her grandmother and her mother were her first teachers. She is writing it all down now, for the first time.
Read the whole story
The Christmas cookbook
Momma Jackie’s Holiday Survival Guide and Cookbook: 30 holiday recipes, family stories, and tips for the season.
The Italian cookbook
The full collection, in print. Every recipe on this site is a taste of it, and there are many more in the book.
21 pieces from her Momma Jackie Store, from the Andiamo mark to the Christmas donkey. Same people who have always made them.
